Name: Halobacteroides lacunaris Zhilina et al. 1992

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: la.cu.na’ris. L. fem. n. lacuna, a hole; N.L. masc./fem. adj. suff. -aris, suffix denoting pertaining to; L. gen. neut. n. lacunaris, pertaining to a hole, of a hole

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ha-lo-bak-ter-o-I-des la-ku-NA-ris, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 49944; DSM 6640; Strain 2-7888; Z-7888

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: X89075 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Zhilina TN, Miroshnikova LV, Osipov GA, Zavanin GA. Halobacteroides lacunaris sp. nov.-a new saccharolytic anaerobic extremely halophilic organism from lagoonic hypersaline Lake Chokrak. Mikrobiologiya 1991; 60:71724. 🇷🇺

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 41. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:327-328.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Halanaerobacter lacunarum corrig. (Zhilina et al. 1992) Rainey et al. 1995

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Halanaerobacter lacunaris (Zhilina et al. 1992) Rainey et al. 1995	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    Haloanaerobacter lacunaris (Zhilina et al. 1992) Rainey et al. 1995	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    Halanaerobacter lacunarum corrig. (Zhilina et al. 1992) Rainey et al. 1995	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • ❗ Halobacteroides lacunaris is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Halobacteroides.
  • 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Halobacteroides Oren et al. 1984

Assigned by: Zhilina TN, Miroshnikova LV, Osipov GA, Zavanin GA. Halobacteroides lacunaris sp. nov.-a new saccharolytic anaerobic extremely halophilic organism from lagoonic hypersaline Lake Chokrak. Mikrobiologiya 1991; 60:71724. 🇷🇺

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